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' MECHANICAL Toy.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13| 19H5.VA

Patented JaILSO, 1917.

WTE@ TAYlF@ JASPER JEROME SABIN, OF COUPEVILLE, WASHINGTON.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 310, 1917.

Application filed May 13, 1916. Serial No. 97,315.

To all lwhom it may concern Be it known that I, JAsrER J. SABIN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Coupeville, in thecounty of sland and tate of Vilashington, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mechanical rfoys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in mechanical toys, and has for itsobject to provide a toy of the character specified, especially adaptedto be arranged on the hood of a motor vehicle, weather vane, cupola orthe like, wherein the representation of a figure, as for instance a man,is mounted to rotate on a vertical axis, wherein the head is mounted toturn with respect to the body, and wherein the arms are provided withblades and they are mounted to rotate on an. aXis transverse to theturning movement of the head and the rotation of the body, and whereinthe arms are so connected to the head that during their swinging orrotating movement they move the head from side to side, the head facingeach arm during the striking or downward movement of the arm.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the improved toy in placeon the hood of a motor vehicle, Fig. 2 is a vertical section through thetoy, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the connection between the armsa'nd the head.

The present embodiment of the invention is shown mounted on the fillingplug 1 of afmotor vehicle 2. A pedestal 3 is provided for supporting thefigure, to be described, and the said pedestal has a depending journalpin Ll, which is rotatably mounted within a` threaded stem 5, whichpasses through an opening in the lling plug and is engaged by lock nuts5a above and below the plug to hold the stem in place. A ball 3 ismounted in the recess of the stem 5, and the lower end of the journalpin rests upon thc ball. A cap '7 is threaded onto the upper end of thestem, and the journal pin 4,- is reduced adjacent to the pedestal toform a shoulder for engaging the cap to limit the upward movement of theournal pin with respect to the stem. rlhe pedestal is secured to thelegs of the figure 6 by means of screws la or the like. The head 8 has arecess 9 which receives a reduced neck 10 at the upper end of the body,and the said head rotates on the neck, being connected to the body by avertical shaft 11.

' The body is provided with a chamber' 12 between the neck and thewaist, and the shaft 11 passes through this cavity or chamber, beingjournaled at its lower end in a step bearing 13 at the bottom of thecavity. The upper end of the shaft passes through registering openingsin the neck and in the head, and the upper end of the shaft is securedto the head by a. pin or screw la, for constraining the head Vto turnwith the shaft.

A shaft 15 is journaled transversely of the body and the chamber l2 andthe ends of the shaft are threaded as shown, and eX- tend through arms16. Bearing plates 17 are arranged at the ends of the shaft, the bearingplates being secured to the body and openings lead from the chamberoutwardly at the shoulders of the figure, and the bearing plates 17 arearranged over these Openings, being secured to the figure b v means ofscrews as shown,

Each arm 16 is held to the adjacent end of the shaft by means of nuts18, which are threaded on to the ends of the shaft on opposite sides ofthe arms, and the nuts are conntersunk as shown. The arms are thusrigidly secured vto the shaft, and the arms are mounted to rotate withthe shaft. The representation of a blade or sword 19 is rigidly securedto each arm at the hand, and these blades are so arranged that whenimpinged upon by air currents the shaft 15 will be rotated, the armsswinging about under the influence of the wind to rotate the shaft.

As seen in Fig. 2 one of the blades 19 is in the plane of the figurewhile the other is perpendicular to the plane, that is, the blades arearranged in planes at right angles to each other. When the figure is inthe position of Fig. 1 air currents impinging upon the lowermost blade19 will tend to swing the figure on its vertical axis and will also tendto swing the said arm rearwardly and upwardly. This movement will bringthe uppermost blade with its plane perpendicular to the direction of theair currents, and there will be a continuous oscillation or rotation ofthe figure and of the arms while the vehicle is in motion or while theair currents are impinging against the blades.

The shaft 15 is so connected to the shaft 11 that when the shaft 15rotates the shaft 11 will be oscillated. The shaft 11 is provided withan integral loop Q0 intermediate its ends through which the shaft 15extends, and the shaft 11 is provided with a cross head 21 just abovethe loop.

The ends of the cross head or pin 21 are adapted to be engaged by radialpins 22 on the shaft 15, and it will be evident that when the shaft 15is rotated these pins 22 will engage the opposite ends of the cross head21 and will oscillate the shaft 11 in opposite directions to cause thehead 14 to swing. The pins 22 are so arranged with respect to the armsthat the pin 22 adjacent to the right arm for instance, will engage thecross head 21 as the left arm moves into upright position, and willcause the head to turn toward the left arm as the said arm movesdownward in the act of striking. The head will thus follow the strikingmovement of each arm, turning toward each arm as it swings downward. Theends of the loop 20 by their engagement with the shaft 15 will limit theswinging movement of the head in either direction.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig.` 2 that that portion ofthe body above the chamber 12 is separable from the body,

being held to the body and to the bearing plates 17 by the screws. Thisportion of the body may be removed to permit access to the cavity andthe mechanism contained therein.

I claim 1. A. mechanical toy of the character specified, comprising therepresentation of a figure having a chamber in the upper portionthereof, a head mounted to rotate on the gure on a vertical axis, ashaft journaled transversely of the representation near the top thereofand extending across the chamber, arms secured to the ends of the shaftand extending in opposite directions, each having the representation ofa blade or sword in the hand thereof, and the said blades having theirplanes perpendicular to each other to constrain the shaft to rotate whenthe wind .impinges against the blades, a pedestal upon which the ligureis mounted to rotate on a vertical axis, and a connection between thehead and the shaft for constraining the head to turn toward each arm asit moves downward, said connection comprising a shaft journaled in theupper part of the figure and rigid with the head and having a loopintermediate its ends through which the first-named shaft extends, saidlast-named shaft having a cross head above the first-named shaft and thefirst-named shaft having radial pins for alternately engaging the endsof the cross head.

2. A mechanical toy of the character specified, comprising therepresentation of a figure having a chamber in the upper por- Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing theCommissioner of Patents.

tion thereof, a head mounted to rotate on the figure on a vertical axis,a shaft journaled transversely of the representation near the topthereof and extending across the chamber, arms secured to the ends ofthe shaft and extending in opposite directions, each having therepresentation of a blade or sword in the hand thereof, and the saidblades having their planes perpendicular to each other to constrain theshaft to rotate when the wind impinges against the blades, a pedestalupon which the figure is mounted to rotate on a vertical axis, and aconnection between the head and the shaft for constraining the head toturn toward each arm as it moves downward.

3. A mechanical toy of the character specified, comprising therepresentation of a figure having a chamber in the upper portionthereof, a head mounted to rotate on the figure on a vertical axis, ashaft journaled transversely of the representation near the top thereofand extending across the chamber, arms secured to the ends of the shaftand extending in opposite direc` tions, each having the representationof a blade or sword in the hand thereof, and the said blades havingtheir planes perpendicular to each other to constrain the shaft torotate when the wind impinges against the blades, and a connectionbetween the head and the shaft for constraining the head to turn towardeach arm as it moves down- Ward.

4f. A mechanical toy of the character specified, comprising therepresentation of a figure having a chamber in the upper portionthereof, a head mounted to rotate on the `figure on a vertical axis, ashaft journaled transversely of the representation near the top thereofand extending across the chamber, arms secured to the ends of the shaftand extendingr in opposite direc: tions and having means forconstraining the shaft to rotate when the arms are engaged by aircurrents, and a connection between the head and the shaft forconstraining the head to turn from side to side as the shaft rotates.

5. A mechanical toy of the character specified, comprising therepresentation of a figure consisting` of a body, arms rigidly connectedand mounted to rotate with respect to the body on an axis transverse tothe body, said arms extending in opposite directions, a head rotatablyconnected with the body to rotate on a vertical axis, and a connectionbetween the head and the arms to constrain the head to turn from side toside as the arms rotate.

JASPER JERUME SABlN.

Washington, D. U."

